- Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin; 3rd edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140238107
- ISBN-13: 978-0140238105
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,353,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Dostoevsky Steals His Own Soul,
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This review is from: The Master of Petersburg (Paperback)
The novel depicts how Dostoevsky is obsessed with making sense of the death of Pavel, and consequently delves into the abyss of his own art for some kind of salvation. In th process of recovering from grief, Dostoevsky becomes Pavel as he associates himself with the same antagonist and surrounds himself with the details and particulars of Pavel's everyday life. Dostoevsky becomes lost in his own art to the point where he can no longer differentiate between the realms of art and life. He becomes his own protagonist, and he fails to formulate an ending as the line between art and life becomes too blurred. He wonders if he has robbed himself of his own soul, and how his art reveals the extent to which he does not know himself.
4.0 out of 5 stars
My first Coetzee book, and I loved it,
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This review is from: The Master of Petersburg (Paperback)
I must say that the present tense of the book was shocking for me. It seemed to drive me relentlessly onto the next page and then the next....While certainly, some of the facts aren't truly historical or necessarily accurate, that doesn't really affect the nature of the story. This book isn't concerned with being totally accurate in the details. It is the voyage that Dostoevsky makes internally from his initial knowledge of his step-sons death to his ability to release all the emotions, pain, fears etc associated with it. This is about Dostoevsky (and maybe authors in general). It isnt about "the facts." Anyway, I thought it was great. I look forward to reading more...
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well-worth your time.,
This review is from: The Master of Petersburg (Paperback)
A father travels to Petersburg upon learning of the death of his beloved stepson, Pavel. There he resides in his son's apartment for what he intends to be a time of remembrance and vigilance. Yet, before he can even begin this time of healing, he is spun into a web of unknowns and deception. The police, who are keeping some of Pavel's personal papers, say that he killed himself while the social group to which he belonged believe he was murdered. Add to all this confusion a landlady whom the father finds himself totally taken by and you have The Master of Petersburg. Coetzee's writing is, as usual, superior. He has the ability to draw in the reader and then keep him there wanting to better understand the feelings of the protagonist and the forces that surround him. I think Coetzee is one of the best-kept secrets in the entire literary world. Although he may have won many a prize, the typical reader is not familiar with his name or his works.
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